The Australian / Vogel Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1991) Winner
Andrew McGahan
アンドリュー・マクガハン
Andoryū Makugahan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-10-10 （Dalby, Queensland, Australia）
- Died
- 2019-02-01 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia） age 52
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dalby, Queensland → Brisbane, Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1991-2016
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the 2012 Indie Awards (Children's category) - The Coming of the Whirlpool, CBCA Book of the Year shortlist, finalist in 2011 Aurealis Awards
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | Faculty of Arts | Department of Literature | — | 1984頃-中退 | Australia |
University of Queensland
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of Literature
Period:
1984頃-中退
Country:
Australia
Dropped out halfway through
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Miles Franklin Award | The White Earth | — | Miles Franklin Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | The Australian/Vogel Literary Award | Praise | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Ned Kelly Award | Last Drinks | 最優秀処女作 | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Aurealis Award | Wonders of a Godless World | 最優秀SF小説 | — | 受賞 |
Miles Franklin Award
2005
Work:
The White Earth
Organization:
Miles Franklin Literary Award Committee
Result:
受賞
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
1991
Work:
Praise
Result:
受賞
Ned Kelly Award
2000
Work:
Last Drinks
Category:
最優秀処女作
Result:
受賞
Aurealis Award
2009
Work:
Wonders of a Godless World
Category:
最優秀SF小説
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2001) Winner
Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Praise
1992 Grunge litSemi-autobiographical account of a doomed, drug and alcohol-fuelled relationship.
Grunge litDirty realism
Adaptations
- [Film] Praise / John Curran (1999)
The White Earth
2004 Gothic novelEpic and gothic tale set in a fictionalised version of the wheat district.
LandHistoryIdentity
Adaptations
- [Stage] The White Earth / Shaun Charles (2009)
Last Drinks
2000 Crime novelReflection upon political corruption in Queensland in the 1980s.
CorruptionPolitics
Adaptations
- [Stage] Last Drinks / Shaun Charles (2006)
Bibliography
- Praise (1992)
- 1988 (1998)
- Last Drinks (2000)
- The White Earth (2004)
- Underground (2007)
- Wonders of a Godless World (2009)
- The Rich Man's House (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Grunge litDirty realismSatire
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian outbackCorruptionIdentity
Health
-
Pancreatic cancer晩年Died aged 52
Legacy
Known as a key figure in grunge lit, winner of Miles Franklin Award, influential in Australian literature.
Trivia
- Ninth of ten children, grew up on a wheat farm.